Pets and Animals
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Millennium Farm announces new location in Lake ForestJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The Leverick family of Fox Lake, Illinois, is pleased to announce the new location in Lake Forest for their Millennium Farm beginning in January 2020! The farm will be ...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County preserves 83 acres of wetland, sedge meadow and wet prairie in WoodstockJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has preserved an 83-acre property, Slough Creek Wetland Bank, located northwest of Woodstock on Jankowski Road. The parcel lies w...
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Learn about migratory birds and climate change at Fox River Ecosystem Partnership meeting Jan. 8Jan 01, 2020 10:00 pm - The Fox River Ecosystem Partnership will hold its bimonthly membership meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The program, hosted by the City of Elgin, begins at 1 p.m. in the He...
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Izaak Walton League to host 'Ice Fishing 101' Jan. 11Jan 01, 2020 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Jan. 11, the Elgin Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, in partnership with Cook County Forest Preserve, will be having an informational program on ice fishi...
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5 events for $5 (or less): All Animal Expo comes to WheatonJan 01, 2020 5:00 am - Creatures great & small Shop for pet supplies and more at the All Animal Expo at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. $5. (630) 668-6636 or dup...
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Audubon Society to offer first Jerry Hope Country Roads Birding TripDec 29, 2019 10:00 pm - At 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, the Kane County Audubon Society will host a bird walk at Nelson Lake/Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia. Meet in the parking lot by the si...
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Remembering 2019's top animal storiesDec 28, 2019 6:30 am - In a perfect world, animal stories are supposed to make you smile. And most of them do. But, tragically, not all. This was a year when a kennel fire near Carol Stream ki...
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Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count stronger than everDec 28, 2019 6:00 am - It's been 120 years since New York ornithologist Frank Chapman launched his Christmas Bird Count as a bold new alternative to what had been a longtime Christmas traditio...
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Create a stress-free zone for felines before guests arriveDec 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Our felines are creatures of habit. They do not like change in routine. For some, the smallest change in a household is a stress trigger. So let us start with the assum...
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Suburban animal rescue seeking donations to replace van, crates lost in crashDec 25, 2019 12:00 am - An animal rescue shelter with locations in both northern and southern Illinois is seeking donations to replace a van and dozens of transport crates that were destroyed a...